Official: Andy Lee vs Billy Joe Saunders RBR Thread

On Showtime at 5:00 pm EST Saturday December 19, 2015 Manchester Arena (formerly M.E.N Arena) Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom Commission: British Boxing Board of Control Promoter: Frank Warren (Queensberry Promotions) Matchmaker: Jason McClory (Longshot Sports) Channel: Showtime/BoxNation http://boxrec.com/show/721982 https://www.boxing247.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/lee.jpg WBO World Middleweight Championship https://onthebeakdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/wbo.jpg "Irish" Andy Lee http://2l7kr2xl4t7418ewd3w7ur01d2m.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/andy-lee-weigh-in.jpg Age: 31 Weight: 159.75 lbs Height: 6'2" Reach: 75" Stance: Southpaw From: London, United Kingdom Record: 34W(24KO)-2L(2KO)-1D VS "Superb" Billy Joe Saunders http://www.livefight.com/images/pages/1372932064saunders.jpg Age: 26 Weight: 160 Height: 5'11 lbs Reach: ??? Stance: Southpaw From: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Record: 22W(12KO)-0L

Comments (20)

IR0NFIST

Overall frustrating and close fight. I'm sure this isn't exactly consensus, but I could actually go for a rematch. Saunders is awkward, he should've done more in the late rounds but clearly thought he was up by a wide margin. He isn't going to be an easy fight for any current MWs not named Golovkin. With that being said, I had it 114-112 for Saunders, the knockdowns won it for me. Daniel Jacobs was right when he said Lee needed to put his foot on the gas earlier, he was far too catious ala the Quillin fight.

10y ago

Damn_Wicked

I've never been really impressed by Lee. The way Chavez destroyed him has always made me believe that Lee isn't capable of being a big danger at the very top of the division. I think guys like Geale, Martin Murray and Lemieux would be favorites against him. Lee's chin is very suspect and his work rate is pretty mediocre. Having said that, I thought Lee showed some pretty good skills and heart coming back after those 2 knock downs. If he had been dropped by Geale or Lemieux though, he wouldn't be able to keep those guys off him and would likely have been stopped that round or within another 2 rounds.

10y ago

BoxOffice

The better man won, I'm a fan of both guys, was pulling for Lee cuz he wanted GGG asap, BJS wants a few "get rich easy" defenses to recoup some of the investment made in to his career.

10y ago

DannYankee

Is it just me or these commentators suck ass? They can't tell a hook from an uppercut or even tell left from right sometimes wtf is this sh*t.

10y ago

LoadedWraps

What a round. Lee is a warrior.

10y ago

LoadedWraps

Saunders doing the shuffle :lol1: Looks like they are wearing 8oz gloves. That's what I like to see.

10y ago

DannYankee

Is it just me or this broadcast looks like sh*t image wise. My other programming looks magnificent but this fight looks weird borderline blurry hazy.

10y ago

LoadedWraps

Watching the replay now! Is this a barnburner, slugfest type fight?

10y ago

LoadedWraps

Sucks for me it was so early, is the whole event over?

10y ago

bigjavi973

then this is your 'score card'... how did you reach such a result? under which scoring rules? :pat: :pat:

10y ago

billeau2

People saying Eubank Jr wins the rematch against BJS lmfao. WHAT THE ****! Sanders has everything he needs to take Eubank back to the woodshed, but he has to do more to assert himself. He moves well, but if he just avoids Eubank like he did Lee he can blow it.

10y ago

billeau2

That kid better learn to fight next time! I don't score fights but the way I see it is you had one round where Sanders showed he was much stronger...the rest of the rounds were trade offs, one guy won cause of a jab, the other guy won cause he had less belly lint, etc, etc. How that can win fights is one of the things wrong with judging and parity regarding the obvious. Neither guy did anything to show they deserved to win a round in convincing fashion...with a few exceptions. Sanders does not seem to understand that this will kill him down the line. And Lee? well he fought too conservatively.

10y ago

RED_REP

People saying Eubank Jr wins the rematch against BJS lmfao. WHAT THE ****!

10y ago

BoxingIsGreat

Who is that chick interviewing Saunders? :luvbed: I thought so too!

10y ago

MDPopescu

I have it 114-113 lee then this is your 'score card'... how did you reach such a result? under which scoring rules?

10y ago

MDPopescu

Again, I already posted my scorecard. You can keep playing dumb by yourself. ... don't you get too emotional... for nothing? Or does it make you feel better? you said you posted it twice... then good for you.

10y ago

bigjavi973

I didn't pay attention... So you had it 8-4 for Lee? Because only at 8-4 he would have won... Again, I already posted my scorecard. You can keep playing dumb by yourself.

10y ago

MDPopescu

I didn't have it a draw. I already posted my scorecard I didn't pay attention... So you had it 8-4 for Lee? Because only at 8-4 he would have won...

10y ago

bigjavi973

... Then you had it a "draw"... me too... I didn't have it a draw. I already posted my scorecard

10y ago

MDPopescu

I only gave saunders 5 rounds. One of them being a draw round. ... Then you had it a "draw"... me too...

10y ago